Assessing environmental impacts of wastewater treatment alternatives for small-scale communities

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 171-178

  Yildirim, Mustafa ^a   Topkaya, Bülent ^b  

^a Antalya Water and Wastewater Administration General Directorate (ASAT)   (Turkey)

^b AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Constructed wetland; Land treatment; LCA; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DISCHARGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84856350593     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: 18630669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.201000423     Document Type: Article

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